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Live Review: Creeper, Manchester Albert Hall, 09/12/17
Creeper are very much a concept band- their dramatic style and aesthetic a joy to watch. Their 2017 has been nothing short of a whirlwind of greatness; having released their debut album, played the Download Festival main stage and then a full stint on the world famous Warped tour in the US their year is …
Live: Kerrang! Tour 2017, Birmingham O2 Institute – 5.12.17
The Kerrang! tour has been a staple in gig goers calendars for years, big names playing smaller venues accompanied by bands you’ve seen flicking through the pages of the magazine all year round. The line-up is, most of the time, so diverse that you’ll have your ears treated to new genres of music. Past line-up’s …
Live: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, O2 Ritz Manchester – 3.12.17
This specific sold out show has had some hype behind it for a while, much like their album; Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes’ live show is acclaimed by most in the genre as being quite the spectacle. So of course support band Basement have a lot to do to warm the crowd. With their …
LIVE: Northlane at The Key Club Leeds 29/11/17
Crammed onto a tiny stage in Leeds around the corner from where the MOBO awards are happening, Northlane are bringing some Australian sunshine to what is a miserable, chilly day in Yorkshire. Colourwave is a great opener for the show, front man Marcus Bridge shows his immense vocal abilities by switching from deep growls to melodic …
Live Review: Justin Currie & The Pallbearers – O2 ABC Glasgow 14.10.2017 Plus Gallery
Justin Currie – accompanied by his Pallbearers – holds court in Glasgow, with a set including tracks from his beautifully crafted new album ‘This Is My Kingdom Now’ and fresh arrangements of Del Amitri favourites. Justin Currie’s solo live shows have tended to be pretty intimate affairs. In smaller venues, he has played stripped-back versions …
LIVE: Papa Roach, Manchester 02 Apollo, 11/10/2017
It certainly hasn’t been an easy ride for Papa Roach over the years, but 2017’s incarnation of the band finally seem to be on top of the world and on top of their game. As their Crooked Teeth kabuki drops and they kick things off with…Crooked Teeth, it’s already game on between audience and band. …
Live: Machine Gun Kelly – O2 Ritz Manchester – 28/09/17
The days are getting shorter and it’s almost time to turn the clocks back which means only one thing- summer is over and autumn gig season is about to begin. This cold Thursday in Manchester, Machine Gun Kelly (birth name Richard Baker) is bringing some Cleveland swagger to the North of England. With a stage …
LIVE: Young Guns- Manchester Club Academy, 25/9/2017
Over the years Young Guns have seen their fair share of Manchester’s University building, as all of the Academy venues it houses. On this rainy Monday night though, they’re taking the stage down in the Club Academy. As a slightly more intimate room, it’s perfect for tonight’s mix of newer songs, complimented by a few …
Live Review: Weirdwolf / The Claxbys / The Last Hearts, Scunthorpe Cafe Indie 14/7/2017
Spontaneity can be a risk, and a risk is something that bands – aside from those belonging to the highest, top-billing, festival-headlining echelons – aren’t always willing to take. But a triptych of Scunthorpe talent threw caution to the wind and announced an impromptu, DIY pop-up gig at Café Indie, with less than a week’s …
Live Review: Trembling Bells, Regather Works, Sheffield 05.07.2017 plus Gallery
It’s been an odd and unsettling few months to be in this country. Through it all though the thought that the likes of the Trembling Bells couldn’t come from anywhere else has come as a comforting thought. that mix of folk, psychedelia, whimsy and a bit of a fighting edge speaks of much of the …